Members of the British Parliament recommended the government to increase defense spending by one per cent, RIA Novosti.
Today, the share of defense spending is at the level of the Kingdom 2 percent of GDP, as required by the NATO leadership.
British government, naturally, object does not. There have repeatedly expressed the need for such a step, explaining that "the aggressive behavior of Russia" and the need to maintain the defense capability of the alliance at a higher technological level.
The parliamentary report says, that given the coverage available in the economy of the "black holes" and the redistribution of budget revenues should increase military spending to 2,5% VVP. However, the level of defense spending must increase to significantly improve the capacity of the armed forces to 3 percent, as it was in the mid-1990s.
celebrated, that the document prepared by the Parliament to the July summit of the alliance on the basis of data Theresa May promises to strengthen the role of Great Britain in the North Atlantic block.
According to the parliamentarians, Only in the case of increases in military spending to London will be able to maintain its influence in relations with Washington and with NATO.
for example, The United Kingdom is to fill gaps in the alliance and the lack of qualified personnel there, where they can be useful in the British military experts, the document says.
